As we enter the last week of school before Winter Break,
I have to let you know it has been an incredible semester! I am so proud of all
that our students have accomplished and all that our teachers and staff have
done to support them. And this week was no exception! We had our first ever
wrestling match, our Army JROTC did an amazing job at the annual Drill
Competition, and so many classes spent so much time decorating their doors for
our holiday decorating contest! I continue to be impressed with the creativity,
work ethic, and brilliance of our school community!

This week we will have our Winter Concert on Thursday
night at 6:30 pm. I hope you can enjoy us for an evening of music making featuring
all of our instrumental and vocal ensembles and soloists. Please come out to
support our Winter athletes. Game information is posted on our website. And,
lastly, this is the last week of the semester. Grades are due from the teachers
and report cards will be mailed home after the last day of school, Friday. We will
be off for three weeks, returning to school on January 11. This will also be
the last weekly announcement until then. Check our website for news updates at www.verdugophs.org, “like” us on Facebook,
and “follow us” on Twitter, both linked on the website. Have a great week, a
great vacation, and from all of us at Verdugo Hills High School, Happy Holidays!

December 6th, 2015

Hello Verdugo Hills Community! This is Dr. Trimis and this Tuesday is a Late-Start Day.

We continue to have such great news coming from Verdugo, I hope you will check our website regularly, "like" us on Facebook and "follow" us on Twitter to get all the news.

Athletics

We are now ion the thick of Winter Sports and I hope you will support our teams at home and away games and matches including girls water polo, and girls and boys soccer, basketball, and wrestling. Games dates, times, and locations are posted on our website.Coffee with the Principal is on Thursday in the Parent Center at 8:30 am followed by the English Learners Advisory Council meeting.

Arts

This week we have auditions for the Spring Musical, Hairspray, are on Tuesday and Wednesday in the auditorium. See Ms. Swann if you have any questions. Congratulations to our Dons Marching Band and Color Guard who had a great performance Saturday at the LAUSD Band and Drill Team Championships and we wish the best of luck to our Army JROTC Dons Battalion who will be competing in the annual drill team competition this Saturday.

Academics

Lastly, all students are reminded to complete homework in a timely manner. Teacher policies about make-up work vary from teacher-to-teacher. The district policy states only students with excused absences are guaranteed the opportunity to make up missed work. With only 2 weeks left until Winter Break and final grades, there is little time left to catch up. Lastly, tonight at 7 pm on KLCS an original student film, Nosferatu's Bane, will be aired on KLCS Television, Channel 58. Check it out!

That's it for now. Have a great week!

Take Care,

Dr. Edward Trimis, Principal

You can see this message and hear it on our website as well as Twitter feed, and Facebook Page, and our podcast page. All social media are linked on our web page at www.verdugohs.org.

November 29th, 2015

Hello
Verdugo Hills Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Tuesday is a Late-Start Day and Tuesday
we will have our December Governance Council meeting at 3:15 pm. Hola Comunidad
Verdugo Hills. Este es el Dr. Trimis. El martes es un día de retraso de
arranque.

Athletics: As
we move into our Winter Sports season, I would like to once again congratulate
all of our Fall Sports athletes, their teams, and coaches. Winter will find us
cheering on boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, girls water polo,
and our new boys and girls wrestling teams. Be sure to check our website for
game days, times, and locations. Tomorrow be sure to join us for the annual
staff vs. JV Girls Basketball game at 4 pm and Varsity Girls Basketball vs. Alumni
at 6 pm.

Arts: Be
sure to support our visual and performing arts students who have many
performances in the next three weeks including the LAUSD Band Championships at
East LA College this Saturday (December 5) and the Winter Concert on Thursday,
Dec. 17 at 6:30 pm. Hairspray is coming to Verdugo! Workshops for students interested
in auditioning will be held this week Dec. 1 (dance) and Dec. 2 (music).
Workshops will be during Period 4 for students without a Per. 4 class and from
3:20-4:20 for everyone else. Auditions will be next week.

Academics:
Lastly, with only three weeks left in Term B, all students should be staying on
top of their homework and class assignments and meeting with teachers regularly
if there are any questions about required coursework.

Make sure you check our website regularly and
our Facebook and Twitter accounts, both linked on the website. The website address
is www.verdugohs.org. This announcement
is also available as a podcast on Podbean and I-Tunes (titled Verdugo Hills). That’s
it for now. See you at school!

November 25th, 2015

This is Dr. Trimis with
a special holiday message.

In 1621, the Plymouth
colonists and Wampanoag ([wahm-puh-noh-ag] )Indians
shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first
Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of
thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. Pilgrims held
their second Thanksgiving celebration in 1623 to mark the end of a long drought
that had threatened the year’s harvest and prompted Governor Bradford to call
for a religious fast. Days of fasting and thanksgiving on an annual or
occasional basis became common practice in other New England settlements as
well. During theAmerican Revolution, the Continental Congress designated one or more
days of thanksgiving a year, and in 1789George Washingtonissued
the first Thanksgiving proclamation by the national government of the United
States; in it, he called upon Americans to express their gratitude for the
happy conclusion to the country’s war of independence and the successful
ratification of the U.S. Constitution. His successorsJohn AdamsandJames Madisonalso designated days of thanks during their
presidencies. It wasn’t until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that
President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held
each November.

Tomorrow, November 26,
2015 is Thanksgiving Day. At Verdugo and in Los Angeles, we truly have so much
to be thankful for. Please enjoy the day with your family and friends. We
return to school on Monday, November 30, 2015 and it is a regular day.

November 23rd, 2015

Hello
Verdugo Hills High School Community.

This is Dr. Trimis with a special
announcement. We are extremely proud of our Verdugo Hills Dons City Champion
Girls Volleyball Team, their coaches, families, and supporters! After winning
the City Championship last Saturday, the team continues on in CIF play against
other sections. We will have a game Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at the Cesar
Chavez Learning Acadmies against St. Monica's Academy. Hope to see you there!

November 22nd, 2015

Weekly Announcements 11-22-15

November 22nd, 2015

VERDUGO HILLS SENIOR HIGH

(818) 951-5400

22 Nov 2015

Hello! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements. This week is our Fall Break for Thanksgiving. All LAUSD schools and offices are closed this week. School resumes on Monday, November 30. This has been a great weekend for Verdugo! The Fall Play closed Saturday and our Cross Country Team and girls Volleyball Team both had games. Congratulations to our Cross Country Team who played in the City Championships yesterday and the Varsity Boys Team who were 2nd in the City Section and VeeJay Jones who will be headed to Fresno for State Finals on Saturday. Congratulations also to our Girls Volleyball who won defended their City Title, winning back-to-back City Championships! Congratulations to Coach Reinhart, Coach McCrary and their team, parents, and supporters. The next CIF Game is against St. Monica's Academy at Verdugo at 7 pm on Tuesday, November 24, 2015! Have a great week with family and friends and I hope to see you at the game on Tuesday!

This
was a great weekend for our Verdugo students involved in the arts and related
activities. Our Cyber Patriot Team had their first competition on Saturday, the
Fall Play, The Iliad, the Odyssey, and All Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or
Less had a great opening night on Friday and another great performance on Saturday,
our Dons Battalion JROTC team had a successful color guard competition Saturday
following their nearly perfect inspection last week, and our Dons Marching Band
and Color Guard did an amazing job in their first competition of the year, with
Drumline winning 2nd Place, Color Guard winning 1st Place, and Band with Color
Guard winning First Place! Congratulations to all!

Unfortunately,
global news this week has not been as joyous. The world has been shocked by the
43 dead in the terrorist attacks in Beirut on Thursday the over 129 dead in the
terrorist attacks in Paris two days later. In these times of sadness, it is
important we all support each other as a community and each family draws close
to appreciate each other, to try to be compassionate for the victims, and do
their best to make sense of what is in actuality a senseless tragedy for all.
School is in session all week, but in support of the victims and their families
of the attacks, we will be lowering our flag to half-staff. Please note we have
counselors and other staff available to support students who need help in what
can be difficult times as these.

November 13th, 2015

Voices of Verdugo features students, faculty, staff, and other members of the Verdugo Hills High School School Community. The session recorded on November 13, 2015, features student leaders from many of Verdugo's performing groups and other programs including William Torres (Band and Music Dept.), Shelby Haas (Colorguard), Taylor Hanes (JROTC, Student Leadership/ASB, and Social Media Photography), Sienna Wescott (Vocal Groups and Drama), Tessa Fowler (Drama and Colorguard), Kai Taruc (Vocal Groups, Music Dept., and JROTC), Sara Weed (drama, Colorguard, and Writing for Musical Theatre), Tristen Ortiz (FFA).

November 10th, 2015

November 10th , 2015

10 November 2015

Good evening Verdugo Hills community. This is Dr. Trimis with a special announcement, taken, in part, from President Obama’s 2014 Veteran’s Day proclamation.

Since the birth of our Nation, American patriots have stepped forward to serve our country and defend our way of life. With honor and distinction, generations of servicemen and women have taken up arms to win our independence, preserve our Union, and secure our freedom. From the Minutemen to our Post-9/11 Generation, these heroes have put their lives on the line so that we might live in a world that is safer, freer, and more just, and we owe them a profound debt of gratitude. On Veterans Day, we salute the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen who have rendered the highest service any American can offer, and we rededicate ourselves to fulfilling our commitment to all those who serve in our name.

This day, and every day, we pay tribute to America's sons and daughters who have answered our country's call. We recognize the sacrifice of those who have been part of the finest fighting force the world has ever known and the loved ones who stand beside them. With respect for and in recognition of the contributions our service members have made to the cause of peace and freedom around the world, the Congress has provided that November 11 of each year shall be set aside as a legal public holiday to honor our Nation's veterans.

On a personal note, though I never had the opportunity to serve our nation as a serviceman, I can’t be more proud of my two sons who are both active military. To them and to all who have answered the call, I salute you and I thank you.

Verdugo Hills High School and other LAUSD schools and offices are closed tomorrow in honor of Veteran’s Day. Please enjoy the time with friends and family. Thursday and Friday are regular school days

Lastly, this message may be found on our Facebook Page, linked on Twitter, on our Podcast Page, and as a Podcast on I-Tunes where you will find other Podcasts on topics focused on and featuring academics, athletics, and the arts. Our website is located atwww.verdugophs.org.

See you at school!

Dr. Edward Trimis, Principal

You can see this message and hear it on our website as well as Twitter feed, and Facebook Page, and our podcast page. All social media are linked on our web page at www.verdugohs.org.